No. Slightly up the hill. I recorded 165mm after the big storm in March. We always get nearly 50% more than the amount recorded at the airport.

PS: my rain gauge this morning registered 105mm for the previous 24 hours.

I have lived near the Heathcote River for over 40 years. What we are having is like 1975 time and time again. In those days we had the Christchurch Drainage Board to deal with such issues but since the gunshot amalgamation of the Local Bodies in 1989 the focus has been lost with the result (plus earthquakes) is what we are having now. It is clear that new subdivisions are dumping more and more run off into the Heathcote and this is a major part of the problem but is the result again of political interference with unintended consequences. EQC clearly have a role to play but will they be allowed to?